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AGOURA
POWER of YOGA
Our goal is to make yoga accessible and affordable to everyone, giving the community the chance to experience the true power of yoga, giving people a safe place to unwind, breathe, be present and find peace within themselves.
All our classes are offered on a drop-in, donation basis with a suggested donation of $20, but any amount is appreciated.
Come experience why Agoura Power of Yoga was voted the best place for yoga classes in Agoura Hills!
*please speak with our staff if a $10 minimum is a hardship for you.
Yoga is a way of life, an integrated system of education for the body, mind and inner spirit. This art of right living was perfected and practiced in India thousands of years ago. Yoga is union with all.
Yoga is a life of self-dicipline based on the tenets of “simple living and high thinking.” To the ancient yogis, the body was seen as a vehicle for the soul, and this is a useful metaphor in the modern context. Just as a car requires a lubricating system, a battery, a cooling system, the proper fuel and a responsible driver behind the wheel, so the body has certain needs if it to function smoothly.
There are many types of physical exercise, but the Yogic system of asanas (poses) is the most complete, benefiting for more than just the physical body. The asanas emphasize deep breathing, relaxed movements and mental concentration,
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Our expertly trained, experienced instructors are ready to share the Power of Yoga with you. Click on a photo to learn more.
Although practicing and teaching for many years, Drorit’s love of sharing yoga has only increased. Her goal with her students is to combine the elements of physicality, detailed instruction, available spirituality, sweat, the perfect music mixes and, most of all, a undeniable heart opening experience.
Although her classes can be challenging, modifications and rest are highly promoted.
Dhana teaches thoughtful vinyasa flow that builds through music and is followed by restorative poses to cultivate mindfulness and self-compassion on the yoga mat and in daily life. Along with her sense of humor, she offers individualized modifications and hands-on adjustments to create a balanced and energized practice in every class.
As a professional dancer and choreographer, with a degree in Psychology, Dhana has long been in tune with the power of the mind/body connection. After retiring to raise her family, a sudden life-altering event, inspired a return to teaching and a passion for the healing redemptive power of yoga.
Mentored by Lainie Devina and Jennifer Elliott, Dhana received her 500 hour RYT certification from YogaWorks. She credits her very first yoga teacher, Drorit Pobuta for inspiring her to follow this path and Dhana is honored to be a returning home to teach at Agoura Power of Yoga.
"I want to share what has made my life profoundly better. I love to create a safe space where my students can open their hearts, embrace themselves, let go and live in the moment."
I started my yoga journey January of 2013 in Cleveland Ohio, after a bad breakup. At the time, I was a single mom to my beautiful daughter Teagan, managing a Starbucks downtown and decided it was time to do something for myself. A year later I found myself in stunning southern California and married. What better time to pursue my passion? I became a certified 200 RYT and pregnant with my son right around the time I graduated. July 3rd, Lincoln graced the world with his presence. Now a wife and mother of two, I still carve out the time to make it to my mat and will hopefully motivate you to do the same.
I have a history and training in gymnastics, classical ballet and even cheerleading. I love to teach flow style yoga to fun upbeat music. I tell my students their breath is their tempo. My goal is for you to leave class sweaty, relaxed and enthusiastic for more. I like to keep class challenging with a laid back vibe, always giving options for modifications or progression.
Originally from Washington State, Natalie has explored her yoga practice coast to coast from Seattle to New York to LA. Having settled here in the summer of 2013, Natalie turned her decade long practice into a career which she is entirely devoted to. She became a 200RYT through Inner Power Yoga in Woodland Hills, and immediately dove into teaching. She is currently working toward becoming a 500RYT in Sankalpa Shakti Vinyasa with Tracee Stanley. In addition to teaching for several local studios, Natalie also works with several private clients, including the Calabasas High School Boys Soccer team.
Natalie teaches a powerful, flow oriented class with an emphasis on strength and alignment. She is committed to empowering her students through increased self-awareness, which she believes firmly will ultimately lead to self-love. A consistent practice with Natalie will provide you with a strong foundation in yoga principles, increased strength and flexibility, a quieter mind and a deeper appreciation for your Self and your life. Be prepared to laugh and sweat and come back for more! Natalie is also the founder of IMAGINE Fest, a community oriented yoga and live music festival which raises funds and awareness in support of Unlikely Heroes, a local non-profit rescuing and rehabilitating child victims of sex trafficking.
Holly Umann teaches a style of Hatha Yoga Vinyasa with a blessing of energized peace, and personal rejuvenation to bring the balance of your mind, body, and spirit into a position of attainment.
Through the honor of expert guidance of Paul Grilley and Scott Blossom, she has attained the understanding of the Anatomy of Yoga East-West Physiology. In an effort to always acquire a more in depth balance, and learning, Holly has mastered the Advanced Studies and Freedom Style Yoga with the instruction of Erich Schiffmann (world renown teacher, and author), and has studied The History of Yoga with Paul Muller-Ortega. Her love for Yoga and the personal path it opens to others gave her the calling to become an instructor. She continued in her pursuit of learning, in an effort to bring the transformation of Yoga to others, by training in Iyengar Yoga with Lisa Walford (Studies of Iyengar Yoga in India). Holly continued to further her instruction studies with Heather Tiddens at the Santa Barbara Yoga Center in the Yoga Teacher Training Program Practicum.
Holly comes to you with an open heart, mind, and an amazing energy. Namaste!
Zach’s classes are geared for any student desiring a deep level of physical and mental well-being, while promoting strength, flexibility and relaxation. He creates a safe and inviting environment where the beginning student will feel free to discover their ability, and the advanced yoga practitioner or serious athlete can realize their full potential.
A serious skateboarder since the age of eleven, Zach began his yoga practice in order to improve his physical balance and mental focus. He soon found that yoga had not only transformed his body, but his mind and spirit as well. He began his teacher training at the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute, living and studying at the ashram. Later, he studied under Swami Asokanda at the Quinta De Calma Yoga Center near Faro, Portugal, expanding his knowledge of yoga philosophy, anatomy and physiology.
Zach teaches a variety of Hatha levels and vinyasa flow, providing students with personal attention and encouragement. He can modify each asana to fit individual needs and skill levels, and also provides instruction in pranayama (breathing practices), deep relaxation and meditation. In each session, Zach attempts to promote the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health of his students, allowing each of them to come in touch with deeper and more subtle aspects of their being.
Janean first found yoga in her early 20’s. Yoga was always that safe place she could go to let go, to grow, and to learn. After years of her own practice she first became certified in San Diego teaching Power Flow Yoga, and received her second certificate focusing on alignment, strength and breath. Add in her love for music and you’re bound to feel a soulful flow of yoga.
"Yoga has taught me strength, flexibility, and truth. It is my goal teach others how to find their own inner strength, the ability to be flexible and to speak their own truth through yoga. Finding the connection with breath to movement and breath in stillness is where the magic happens. "
Gary's journey with yoga started in his early 20s, initially as a means to cope with anxiety and depression. He noticed its therapeutic benefits immediately and fell in love with the movement and freedom of expression it inspired. It quickly became an essential part of his life.
Gary teaches a blend of calming and energizing vinyasa styles appropriate for all levels encouraging students to go at their own pace and find the flow of their yoga for themselves. His experience as a music therapist and composer influences his teaching style, as he is passionate about carefully curating music to match the energy and flow of each class.
Agoura Power of Yoga has become a second home for Gary, as he has been practicing here since 2011. He's enjoyed many of the classes offered, from the gentle and restoring Yin styles to the vigorous and energizing Ashtanga series. He is grateful to now be teaching here, giving him the opportunity to share all the healing benefits he's received from yoga with all who step into the door and onto their mats.
The best way for me to describe how I feel when I practice yoga and meditation is to compare myself to a snow globe. My body may start out feeling vulnerable while moving, shaking, and bending in all different directions, but then my mind settles everything down into a clear, calm, and fully connected state of being. While I have spent 15 years privately coaching people on how to recover from injuries using the most progressive techniques in nutrition & movement, it was not until I practiced yoga and meditation that my body truly felt free. At 41 yrs old I finally learned how to relax, exercise became more playful again, and I am now able to naturally tap into my pleasure frequency. It is really all about the breath. When you learn how to control your breathing, your relationship to your body and the world will change. You will start to listen to the RYTHM of your body. Now instead of beating it into submission to get in shape, you will know just how much it needs, and how hard and fast it wants to move. When you hear the now cliche term connect your Mind&Body, your breath is the one component that truly achieves that connection. I am honored to have the opportunity to teach something that has allowed me to embrace my vulnerability, reconnect to my creative side, and undoubtably changed the course of my life forever.
Erin first discovered yoga at Forrest Yoga Circle in the late 1990s and was instantly hooked on the powerful experience of releasing energy and emotion in the yoga studio. After many years of practicing, she was certified by the Awakened Heart, Embodied Mind (AHEM) yoga teacher training at Santa Monica Yoga with Julian Walker and Hala Khouri. Trauma-informed and permission-based, AHEM draws upon modern yoga flow, somatic psychology, meditation, neuroscience and free-form movement to create an empowered, intuitive, in-body practice.
As the AHEM training manual states: "trauma-informed yoga is people-informed yoga." It's about meeting yourself where you are, and working with what *is* rather than struggling to attain an ideal pose or an Instagram-worthy yoga photo. It is about teaching students to build a solid foundation of safety and resilience from within, consciously choosing to "begin again" with each breath.
In her classes, Erin uses music and the shared energy of the studio community to create a safe space for students to explore deep stretches, longer holds and an intentional flow, blending hatha and vinyasa styles that are appropriate for all levels.
With an extensive training background in competitive gymnastics and professional dance, Nikki’s love of motion, curiosity about the human body, and desire to heal led her straight into the arms of yoga, where she first experienced real connection. Yoga, with its emphasis on breath and mindfulness, brought equilibrium across the entire spectrum of her life. Nikki is an E-RYT and currently holds 450 hours of yoga certification, including Power Yoga, Hot Power Fusion, and Yoga Sculpt formats. During class, she guides students though a physical practice that pushes beyond one’s body and drives into the deeper metaphysical properties we all possess. Typically inspired by what she is personally working through, you can expect genuine compassion, supportive cueing, and thoughtful sequencing in Nikki’s classes.
The strength cultivated in her classes helps one to grow his/her asana practice, but that same strength can be translated directly into all aspects of life. Nikki believes that yoga is much more than the shapes we create with our bodies. A genuine yoga practice is one that transcends the confines of a mat or studio. True yoga is found in how we see ourselves, how we interact with others, and how we view the world. It is a lifestyle and a lifelong practice.
Doug has been blessed to have taught over 1600 classes, worked with a number of Los Angeles Professional Sport teams, as well as being a Lululemon Ambassador.
Usually starting class with a story, poem, or anecdote, Doug threads together body, movement, intention, breath and thought into a tapestry of FUN. Traveling through organic flows with a combination of power and fluidity discovering your grace. Moments will be there to delve into your centered practice while testing one's edges.
It is Doug's desire that you leave his class more grounded and elated, loving yourself and your blessings. Feeling a deeper connection not just to the now but the people who comprise it.
“We all have the words we need to write our epics, but not all of us use our lips to speak the texts.”
Bari arrived to her first yoga class as a stressed out, over scheduled and uptight New Yorker only to leave in love with yoga... she remained in NYC for 10 years where she worked at a marketing firm for way too many hours before realizing that everything in her life continued to point to her yoga mat.
In 2014, Bari took her first 200 hour training at Laughing Lotus in NYC and since then, in addition to teaching, she has taken an additional 300 hours of training, has practiced in over 75 cities nationally & 40 countries internationally. Using this experience Bari&rquo;s class offers a mix of accessible spirituality with practical movement set to a unique soundtrack. Her ultimate goal is to “move” people whether it’s with music, yoga philosophy or asana.
Emma Dewing is a former professional vaganova trained ballerina. After experiencing a career shattering injury that took her away from all she knew, she started teaching ballet. She’s been teaching children, teens and adults for 5 years now. On her journey to find herself she found Yoga. Yoga healed her body and mind in such a powerful, transformative way that she knew it was her purpose to share the gifts of healing it has to offer all of us. Emma has over 450 hours of yoga certifications in power yoga, hot power fusion, and yin yoga. Her classes give you the tools to take your yoga off the mat by creating a safe, sacred space of healing that will bring you into a deeper state of personal awareness. She focuses on queuing mindfully and safely so you walk away feeling motivated, rejuvenated, as well as helping you find your inner and outer strength.
She has a huge heart for teaching children yoga. Yoga is what helps us remember our inner child and it gives us back the confidence to dream, wonder and explore again. Her hope is that by teaching the next generation this practice they will never have to forget. Emma teaches a fun, playful and inspiring class. You can expect your child to feel supported, encouraged and uplifted. Her goal is to help every student come to a place of knowing that they have everything they will ever need within themselves and that they can do anything.
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